Monday, 28 May 2012

An English Country House Winner!

Now I bet that title turned your head a little didn't it - I do honestly wish that I could give away an actual English Country House as a prize - but alas - it's simply the gorgeous book 'The English Country House' by Mary Miers.

Well done Anita - I will be contacting you shortly to get your details.

Thank you all SO much for entering, I enjoyed reading your comments tremendously! So, as a consolation prize to those of you who were kind enough to enter, but didn't win and also to those who simply enjoy looking at beautiful houses (as I obviously do!) - here are a few yummy English country houses to enjoy.

Now this image of delightfulness below, which was once home to the composer Sir John Betjeman, actually won a competition in Country Life magazine not so long ago and was voted England's finest Parsonage - I can see why!

How do you fancy this Listed Regency Country House? It is called Sturford Mead, built in 1820 and set in seven acres of gardens, lake and woodland on the edge of the historic Longleat estate in Wiltshire, England. In it's promotional blurb it's described as "one of the prettiest of the smaller country houses in the county." Not quite my idea of small...as one presumes the actress may have said to the bishop...

And one last swoon inducing lovely, how about this one below, which is intriguingly listed on Love Home Swap, so presumably one can try out a little bit of English Country Life a la 'The Holiday' - the romantic comedy with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslett and Jude Law...and I have to say that if it comes complete with it's own 'Jude Law' then I'm most definitely willing to give it a trial run or six!

A short post today, because the sun is out in England and it's calling my name - and one never knows when it might disappear again!

Thank you all for your wonderful comments once again, and I hope that you're enjoying the sun wherever you are!

That's a great title, Paula! Congrats, Anita.....you enjoy the book. I'll take the incredible English country house Paula is giving away.....the one in THAT photo, please! :) Enjoy the sunshine. I'm off to garden!Cheers,Loi

I am THRILLED MY DEAR and thank you so much for coming to contact me! HERE IS MY EMAIL:

anita.chateau.rivera1@gmail.com

This is so lovely. When you contact me, I will send you a collage I just made of my gardens yesterday, but I could only get some close ups. My home has a French/English countryside feel to it! Oh Paula, thank you so very much!!!

Congrats to Anita. As a consolation prize I wouldn't mind any of the houses you show above, they are all gorgeous. Do I go for the manicured lawns, the lake or the tumbling wisteria, gosh it's a hard one.

Lucky winner!Such a pretty book.I need to get to the UK and explore the countryside a bit more.We always get caught up in London and never save enough time to venture out into the countryside.(Though we have been to Bath twice...love it there as well!)

You are so right about the sun Paula - hence my very own lack of posting and comments this past week. As its now raining (all day!) across the border here in Suffolk, its time to catch up with everyone!

I was mainly impressed by the splendor of the Sturford Mead country house. The dwelling is unbelievably old, yet the greenery and brightness of the place are still being properly maintained. The country house has become a huge part of the history, and I think it deserves to be recognized by the future generations.

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I am an interiors obsessed mother of 3 who thought it would be a great idea to bring her children up in the countryside. I'm a sucker for a 'shabby chic' interior, adore finding bargains on e-bay and an avid hunter at local flea markets and antique fairs. This is my blog about interior decoration to suit all budgets, vintage finds, traditional British design and country house inspiration...